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The Wired mission is to tell the world something they've never heard before in a way they've never seen before. It's about turning new ideas into everyday reality. It's about seeding our community of influencers with the ideas that will shape and transform our collective future. Wired readers want to know how technology is changing the world, and they're interested in big, relevant ideas, even if those ideas challenge their assumptions—or blow their minds. Wired readers are generally familiar with computers and the Internet, but this is definitely not a computer magazine—Wired won't teach you how to upgrade your RAM. Instead, it's a magazine about science, art, adventure, online culture, business, philosophy... and bright shiny beautiful gadgets.

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Really!? This is what I get for $20? A lifeless PDF..... In order to move to different bookmarks it seemed like it was downloading the whole thing so I just went page by page until I got tired of zooming in and out to read the thing. Huge disappointment from my favorite magazine. It's amazing on the iPad, too bad I don't like iOS

I paid for the digital version but have to pay AGAIN!!! What the F%cking hell Wired?! I follow the instructions... Google Play™ Tap on the Google Play™ Store app on your Android device. Tap on "Newsstand" and search for WIRED. Tap the magazine cover. Tap "Subscribe" and choose "Free for print subscribers." ...BUT THERE IS NO "Free for subscribers" TO SELECT, I want my money back! Once you stood as a cutting edge breath of air stoking the fire of innovation, now your website is terrible and generally the articles are just not the same. Sleeping with Conde Nast has destroyed you, I'm sure Kevin Kelley has weeped for what has been lost.

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Updated review - from 1 star to 4 stars Finally! I am a long-time print subscriber who was quite disgusted that I was previously expected to pay again for the Android version when Kindle and iPad users got the digital version included in their print subscription. I left a one star review back in October 2012 because of this and was even prepared to let my print subscription expire as I was so frustrated. I am very happy that the publisher has finally seen sense and allowed existing print subscribers to access a digital version for free on Android device. /// The reason I'm giving four stars rather than five is because back issues (prior to digital registration) are not available for free. I've been a print subscriber for many years, so it'd be nice to be able to re-read older Wired magazines I've already bought in print. Current magazines can be pinned and saved indefinitely though, (space allowing on your device). /// To those who are print subscribers and complaining in these reviews that they are being charged for digital access: You are doing it wrong! Subscribe from your device rather than the web and you will see a new option allowing you to set-up with your Wired account number and you will not be charged.

Nothing special, but better than nothing Living in Canada it is nice to have a fairly priced edition that I can get as the paper version is 4x more than if you live in the US. But it is fairly bland. You get a full scan and a text version. The scan is terrible and hard to read, the text version works fairly well and skips over all the ads. Basically it is what I wanted as I am mostly interested in the longer articles. I do wish I could read them on my kindle though, as reading on a tablet is not the best experience for longer articles.

I don't get it He Wired, maybe your rating of 2.1 is telling you something. As a 15 year subscriber I've been pretty ticked off how you favor iOS users over Android. Offer the same level of access across platforms. Apple is what AOL was in '98. Non-techies figured it out back then and they will do it again.

Happy with the digital edition It seems that a large number of the complaints here are those who have a print edition subscription, and want a free digital edition. As somebody that doesn't have the paper edition, and have only purchase this digital edition, I was very happy. The table of contents made it easy to jump around articles. And the "Reading Mode" made the articles simple to read; allowing me to easily getting back to the "Print Mode" to see what the page looked like in the magazine. The only slight annoyance was that all of the pictures / graphics don't show in the "Reading Mode". I sometimes would have to go back to the Print mode to see the graphics.

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A Google User November 12, 2012

Really!? This is what I get for $20? A lifeless PDF..... In order to move to different bookmarks it seemed like it was downloading the whole thing so I just went page by page until I got tired of zooming in and out to read the thing. Huge disappointment from my favorite magazine. It's amazing on the iPad, too bad I don't like iOS

I paid for the digital version but have to pay AGAIN!!! What the F%cking hell Wired?! I follow the instructions... Google Play™ Tap on the Google Play™ Store app on your Android device. Tap on "Newsstand" and search for WIRED. Tap the magazine cover. Tap "Subscribe" and choose "Free for print subscribers." ...BUT THERE IS NO "Free for subscribers" TO SELECT, I want my money back! Once you stood as a cutting edge breath of air stoking the fire of innovation, now your website is terrible and generally the articles are just not the same. Sleeping with Conde Nast has destroyed you, I'm sure Kevin Kelley has weeped for what has been lost.

Updated review - from 1 star to 4 stars Finally! I am a long-time print subscriber who was quite disgusted that I was previously expected to pay again for the Android version when Kindle and iPad users got the digital version included in their print subscription. I left a one star review back in October 2012 because of this and was even prepared to let my print subscription expire as I was so frustrated. I am very happy that the publisher has finally seen sense and allowed existing print subscribers to access a digital version for free on Android device. /// The reason I'm giving four stars rather than five is because back issues (prior to digital registration) are not available for free. I've been a print subscriber for many years, so it'd be nice to be able to re-read older Wired magazines I've already bought in print. Current magazines can be pinned and saved indefinitely though, (space allowing on your device). /// To those who are print subscribers and complaining in these reviews that they are being charged for digital access: You are doing it wrong! Subscribe from your device rather than the web and you will see a new option allowing you to set-up with your Wired account number and you will not be charged.

Nothing special, but better than nothing Living in Canada it is nice to have a fairly priced edition that I can get as the paper version is 4x more than if you live in the US. But it is fairly bland. You get a full scan and a text version. The scan is terrible and hard to read, the text version works fairly well and skips over all the ads. Basically it is what I wanted as I am mostly interested in the longer articles. I do wish I could read them on my kindle though, as reading on a tablet is not the best experience for longer articles.

I don't get it He Wired, maybe your rating of 2.1 is telling you something. As a 15 year subscriber I've been pretty ticked off how you favor iOS users over Android. Offer the same level of access across platforms. Apple is what AOL was in '98. Non-techies figured it out back then and they will do it again.

Happy with the digital edition It seems that a large number of the complaints here are those who have a print edition subscription, and want a free digital edition. As somebody that doesn't have the paper edition, and have only purchase this digital edition, I was very happy. The table of contents made it easy to jump around articles. And the "Reading Mode" made the articles simple to read; allowing me to easily getting back to the "Print Mode" to see what the page looked like in the magazine. The only slight annoyance was that all of the pictures / graphics don't show in the "Reading Mode". I sometimes would have to go back to the Print mode to see the graphics.

Wired on Nexus 7 I can not believe how many bad reviews this has! On my Nexus 7, this magazine run perfectly. Easy to read, easy to zoom, change pages, switch to text mode, etc. Great magazine content too. Wish the magazines had the option for the dictionary like Kindle reader does...long press a word. I find myself doing that on this reader and nothing happens.

The best magazine out there I've read some bad reviews here that have to be a misunderstanding. YOU HAVE TO GO TO GOOGLE NEWSSTAND TO VIEW THE MAGAZINE! you don't have to download any pdf... That being said, Wired has the newest and most interesting articles on any magazine that I know of. Right up my alley. I have the print and the (free with the print) Web subscriptions. The Google newsstand version is very good. Easy to read and navigate.

WIRED (MOTO G) perfect 4 Low-Vision User Thank my God and yours! ♥I am dead serious when I say that.♥ I was about to scan and PDF this issue myself. I can only read part of the past issues of my subscription. Due to my disability (and age) the print is too small on all the fun call-outs. And the TOC is hopeless for me, so I just have to thumb through. IT Originals, & Low-Vision-Geeks can pinch, spread, and read the entire issue (Registration worked after the 2nd CRASH which resulted in a smooth log-in.) Like a walk-away-crash from an AF sim.♥

Subscriber since 6th ed... Not any more! I've cancelled my subscription and will no longer subscribe to a company that is a) obviously biased against Android & b) run by money grubbers. BTW... my father & uncle are following my lead and have cancelled their subscriptions also. Congratulations Wired, you just lost 3 long term clients!

Absolutely Inferior to iPad Version The iPad digital edition of Wired is 10x better than how it's done for Android. On iOS, it has integrated features that make sense for a print-style periodical in a digital medium (embedded videos, alternate ways to display data, animations). This version appears to simply be a PDF slideshow, the lazy way of making a digital magazine. How terribly difficult would even a direct port have been? Or is it dependent on the magazine being its own app that is simply under a Newsstand folder, which Play Magazines seems incapable of doing? For what Wired made it to be (magazine PDF slideshow), it does what it's supposed to. But it lacks all of the features that make Wired worth a digital subscription.

Completely disappointing :-( I own a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet and I can't use this subscription. I'm extremely disappointed that I've got a digital Wired Magazine subscription that can't be use because I don't own an iPad, Nook, or kindle.......that's the stupidest crap I've ever heard of...I wish I could you 0 STARS.

Great Content, Awful Execution If this review were based on content alone I would give Wired 4 maybe even 5 stars. Unfortunately it's not. Reading the digital issues I often have to reload the page in my browser because articles will not load. Furthermore, I'm allegedly a print subscriber, but I have yet to receive a hard copy or a satisfactory answer to my service requests. Conde Nast is doing a disservice to the writers and readers.

Where is the Wired App? I am a paper subscriber to sports illustrated and time magazine, which means that I can get the digital versions by downloading the respective app for the magazine and then downloading the particular issue. This approach seems to create a digital magazine format that appears to be DESIGNED for a tablet. For example, the default size of the text is just right for the Nexus 7. However, with the digital version of Wired, it appears that the publisher simply created a digital version of the issue with no consideration for the size of the tablet. You have to manually stretch the page to make it readable. Then, you end up having to manually move around the page in order to read all of the text on the page. What happened to the wired app? Anyway, I cancelled my trial subscription due to the problem I described.

[Do You Care? Circle One Yes or No] WIRED, seriously--I thought we really had something special, you and me, but I'm beginning to think you don't care anymore. We've been together in print for, what--3 years? Four? Sure, it's been on-and-off, but you were always my first choice, the standard to which I compared all other publications. Now I find out you offer your mobile version to the popular iOS kids and that hot little Kindle for free, while I have to pay a second time for the same content, riddled with ads like you're auctioning your geeky-chic little soul to the highest bidder! I am crushed, WIRED; crushed and bereft. It may be time to reevaluate our relationship, although I hate to think what life would be like without your witty features, brilliant exclusives and penetrating insights. Are we over? Is it time for me to move on? If you still want me, send me a sign (preferably a complementary mobile subscription just a smidge lighter on the advertising, please). If you don't...well, I guess just do nothing. Regretfully yours, ASUS Infinity running Jelly Bean

Google rules! Ipad sucks! It has outdated tech. How can you be a tech freak and think the ipad is better lmao. Apple only have more accessories. The software is garbage. Its for kids. Adults get android. You guys obviously know each other. Common sense tells you that paper and electronic are different. Why would Google give it to you for free if you paid for it on ipad lol. Pay for it first on Google and see if apple gives it to you for free. Haha lmao. You guys suck tring to put someone down. Follow Jesus .

Terrible design A horrid attempt at reducing a great magazine down to sound-byte size paragraphs. I tried reading this on a mobile phone and found no visible way to differentiate worthless, tweet-sized blurbs from relevant articles. It mutated one of my favorite monthly publications into a sewer-dwelling pile of turtle poop. Additionally, the initial login process has more errors than carrot top has freckles. For a tech-based magazine, it's unacceptable. Hire some decent coders and fire your design team.

Out of whack This is completely vexing: I love the written content and photos, whether on paper or digital. And I really enjoyed reading on iOS, with embedded videos, dynamic graphics, animations, live links, even awareness of the device's orientation. On android: the words are great, and are the biggest draw -- but, it's a huge disappointment that the more dynamic content is totally absent.

Not a very good implementation First of all, the subscription verification for existing subscribers is WAY too confusing. I get the put in your email address and password part to verify it, but it should not come back telling you that you are subscribing for $0.00 a month to your credit card. Even though it says $0.00, most people are still going to freak out because it says anything at all. Instead, it should say the word "FREE" across the price area to further clarify. Secondly, this really is just the print version on the tablet. I am using an ASUS MEMO Pad FHD10 and expected to be able to use some of the links in the magazine or see some videos or be able to tap a page number or something like that to be able to navigate and view the magazine. Instead, it appears as if we are getting the pages that was seen on the screens of the people putting the issue together. It is just that bare bones. It is like the layout pages before they are sent to the printer. It needs to be MUCH MUCH better than this! Overall, I am highly disappointed. I really hope I don't see any charges on my credit card for this. I really hope they step up their game and make this a truly interactive. 2 stars ONLY for it being free.

Fantastic Magazine Dealing With the Shortcomings of a Digital Edition I love WIRED and have been a subscriber for years. This manages to keep the integrity of the magazine yet inevitably loses itself in the loss of physicality and size. Good for on the go, but the print edition is much nicer to read.

Please judge it by the content, not iPad Yes, it's true. Subscribers to the printed edition get the iPad edition for free. Android users do not. But it's not fair to slam the magazine with a low rating simply because of that. We don't know the deals that may or may not exist behind the scenes. I have long been an avid Wired reader and subscriber to the paper edition. My subscription expired so I decided to give the e-subscription a try. I love it! It works beautifully on my Nexus 7. I wish all of my favorite magazines were made available in this fashion. Don't get caught up in the Apple hate. If you love Wired and love your Android tablet you will undoubtedly love this.

Good but not great I love the magazine and what it offers but it it lacks the digital offerings from other platforms. On the Kindle Fire, iPad, and Nook they have interactive content. Here we just get a digital copy of the print edition. I would like to see this updated with interactive content and i will update my rating.

Same complaints as iOS This is a great magazine with all the content of the original, and while its unfortunate you have to pay twice, the apple store does the same thing. I was just in their store and witnessed the same conspiracy theories, but please don't pay attention to the low rating, it's tainted by frustrated print subscribers

Where are the extras? Wasted a bunch of time setting up a subscription only to find that there is no trace whatsoever of the online extra that Wired was spamming me about. Or anything that isn't in the print magazine, actually. After spending some time on their sites and associated materials it's clear to me that nobody at Conde Nast has even heard of an Android device, let alone used one. Pathetic.

No back issues Just figured out how to download my digital edition to my Android device and discovered I can't access previous issues, including the current month (December)! Instead, I only get access to a "special issue." I really love Wired on my iPad and in print, but I really would like to get the same access here. Please also add the interactive features too!

Way better than the iPad version... The Wired Google Play version has a much more intuitive flow than competitor architecture versions. This is especially well laid out for smartphones that have smaller screen real estate. So far I think it is pretty good having also used the iPad version. You can quickly access the key articles from the main screen, or if your prefer can swipe left or right to access how the print magazine is laid out, and when you reach a main article, it will auto adjust layout for you. The bad reviews seem dated. Try it.

Page advance does not work I cannot comment on the content of the magazine because the page turner/advance stops working sporadically. Not sure if it is tied to inactivity but I have not been able to read the magazine because of this issue.

False advertisement? It claims "free for print subscribers." It won't let me type in my info to confirm my subscription, so I opened the menu and went to the help menu, followed that to the magazines section and ultimately discovered that it states in the help section that digital editions will not be offered at a free or reduced price for current subscribers. Going back in to verify, I found another section stating it was up to the magazine to decide. If its free, please fix the bugs so I can finally see a digital edition.

over charging Canadian subscribers 225% more expensive for Canadians then Americans. do they think we are as bad at math as Americans are? it's reasons liked this that magazines and newspapers are dying.

Another unhappy Canadian I have been a print subscriber for over 10 years now and have finally given up. The monthly emails telling me I have free access to the digital edition will hopefully stop once I let my subscription expire. Wired is a real case study in how to disappoint your customers. If this was a cooking magazine I might understand, but Wired?

Almost completely terrible! Very smart pricing for print subscribers: I wouldn't pay for this. Anyone thinking about subscribing, go for it, but know this: it is not even remotely enhanced, and setting it up will be a half hour's worth of pure frustration you will never get back. Unreadable on 7" screens, so expect to use the text option, which is functional but omits nearly all graphic content. Condé Nast should take note of Mental Floss's brilliant and highly-readable app, which indicates HOW IT IS DONE.

2 months behind I got the most recent issue of Wired in the mail, complete with card telling me how to get the digital version as well. So, I go to get it from the Play store, and realize that the "current" issue is the first issue I received in the mail, 2 months ago. Wound up getting the digital version through Next Issue instead.

Hard to read For a magazine filled with really great content, it is incredibly hard to read either in print or online. Its if they arenso in love with bleeding edge graphics to realize that there are some of who actually want to read the WORDS. It is nearly impossible to navigate (use a table of contents, perhaps) in any coherent way. Look at the ratings guys!!

Premature release Can't get app to work on tab 10.1. Cleared data and cache, still received invalid login errors. App should have been tested on most popular devices before release. In addition, why release an app that doesn't have all of the features as other platforms.

Free for subscribers. Good luck registering If you are a subscriber trying to access free content on your device, you can ONLY do this through your device. The option for free subscriber access does NOT work from your PC. That said, Conde Nast cannot verify my subscription from the device. Yes, I have a subscription. And an account with Wired customer service. It doesn't help. The system found my account, but couldn't find the subscription. I reentered the account number and my zip code, and was told "something went wrong". Seriously, that was the error message. How informative. I guess I know EXACTLY what to do to fix the problem now. Zero stars for wasting my time. Until Conde Nast fixes their crappy software, don't waste yours.

Pain to subscribe / non interactive So this was a pain to link to my print account. First I created a wired online account. This gave me my account # in their tablet information. Then I was able to use that to create a conde nast account which got me the link to my print subscription. After all that I'm basically reading a pdf. Just an image of each page from the print edition. One expects more from wired.

Still No Digital Subscription That's really disappointing Conde Nast. My wife and I love our subscription to Wired and look forward to getting a new print edition every month, but why oh why can't Android users have the same digital benefits as iPad owners? You know, it's funny that Wired's glowing review of the Nexus 7 (which pictured Wired in the magazine portion of Google Play) didn't mention this "inconvenience".